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International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold J. Daggett 2026 Labor Day Message to the ILA’s 85,000 members across the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes region, Puerto Rico, Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas.

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 7, 2026) As our great International Longshoremen’s Association prepares to celebrate Labor’s National Holiday – Labor Day 2026 – we champion our unprecedented bargaining triumphs, historic family protections, and an aggressive, unified strategy for a prosperous future through 2026 and 2027. Landmark Successes of the Six-Year USMX-ILA Master Contract I am proud […]

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold J. Daggett 2026 Labor Day Message to the ILA’s 85,000 members across the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes region, Puerto Rico, Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas. Read More »

With Labor Day Fast Approaching in September, Followed by the Start of the ILA’s Third Year of Master Contract on October 1st, ILA President Harold Daggett Keeping Members Primed With Attention Focused On Threat of Automation

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 8, 2026)  When International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett addressed his member-delegates at the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Convention in Galveston, Texas, he devoted a portion of his remarks to reminding ILA longshore workers that they should not get lax while enjoying the landmark benefits of the current

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ILA President Harold J. Daggett Achieves Success With Deeply Personal Goal Of Securing Generous Death Benefits For Families of ILA Members Killed on the Job

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 6, 2026) For decades, securing robust financial protections for the families of ILA longshore workers killed on the job was a primary, deeply personal goal for International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold J. Daggett. The waterfront has historically been one of the most hazardous work environments in the world, where heavy

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ILA Local 2070, Port of Chicago, Appeals For Support From Fellow ILA Members and Maritime Unions To Save Their Jobs In Tough Jurisdictional Battle With Operating Engineers

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CHICAGO, IL – (August 4, 2026) Dozens of members of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 2070 in the Port of Chicago are facing a multitude of challenges to retain their jobs at QSL, a terminal operator and stevedore located at the Iroquois Landing terminal facility.   A vicious political campaign, launched by an Operating Engineers Local

ILA Local 2070, Port of Chicago, Appeals For Support From Fellow ILA Members and Maritime Unions To Save Their Jobs In Tough Jurisdictional Battle With Operating Engineers Read More »